Washington Area Bestsellers

Washington Area Bestsellers

Sunday, August 7, 2005

Paperback
Fiction
1
THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14). By Khaled Hosseini
An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country in the hope of atoning for a childhood betrayal.
43
2
THE RULE OF FOUR(Dell, $7.99). By Ian Caldwell and
Dustin Thomason.Four roommates at Princeton attempt to unlock the secrets of a 14th-century manuscript.
5
3
WHITE HOT(Pocket, $9.95). By Sandra Brown
Sayre Lynch is aghast when she learns of her brother's death--more so when all signs point to murder.
2
4
TRACE(Berkley, $7.99). By Patricia Cornwell
Kay Scarpetta returns to the medical examiner's office to help the new director sort out a young girl's death.
5
5
MEMORIAL DAY(Pocket Star, $9.95). By Vince Flynn
The CIA's almost effortless thwarting of an al Qaeda attack makes agent Mitch Rapp suspicious.
2
6
DEAN KOONTZ'S FRANKENSTEIN: BOOK TWO:
CITY OF NIGHT(Bantam, $7.99). By Dean Koontz
and Ed Gorman.Horrificcreatures ravage New Orleans.
1
7
NIGHT TALES(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts
Two tales of romantic suspense, "Night Shift" and "Night Shadow," republished in one volume.
1
8 THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME(Vintage, $12.95). By Mark Haddon.An autistic boy digs into a poodle's death, unearthing some family secrets. 61
9
ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99)
By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.
81
10
LOST CITY(Berkley, $9.99). By Clive Cussler with
Paul Kemprecos.A protein found in the ocean's depths, able to extend life, is key to a plot of world domination.
1
Nonfiction/General
1
THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN
MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE(Back Bay, $14.95)
By Malcolm Gladwell.A look at fads and their origins.
31
2
GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95)
By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.
34
3
DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM
(Back Bay, $14.95). By David Sedaris.A collection of witty essays starring the humorist's family.
9
4
THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY(Vintage, $14.95)
By Erik Larson.Serial killer H.H. Holmes preys on Chicago residents amid the bustle of the 1893 World's Fair.
74
5
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE: MY JOURNEY BACK TO LIFE
(Berkley, $14). By Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins
Memoir by the seven-time Tour de France champion.
6
6
READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95)
By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.
78
7
DREAMS FROM MY FATHER(Three Rivers, $13.95)
By Barack Obama.A memoir of a challenging, often lonely youth by the freshman senator from Illinois.
49
8
ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY(Back Bay, $14.95)
By David Sedaris.Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's ironies.
26
9
A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING
(Broadway, $15.95). By Bill Bryson.A quirky, popular guide to science's grandest achievements.
36
10
PLEDGED: THE SECRET LIFE OF SORORITIES
(Hyperion, $13.95). By Alexandra Robbins
The inner workings of one Greek chapter laid bare.
4
Hardcover
Fiction
1
THE INTERRUPTION OF EVERYTHING(Viking, $25.95)
By Terry McMillan.Marilyn Grimes's midlife angst throws into question her marriage, love life and identity.
2
2
LIFEGUARD(Little, Brown, $26.95). By James Patterson
and Andrew Gross.A Boston boy's promising life in Palm Beach goes t8Êào pot after a failed $60 million art heist.
3
3
THE HISTORIAN(Little, Brown, $25.95)
By Elizabeth Kostova.Three generations of one family pursue the undead Dracula by means of a medieval book.
7
4
THE UNDOMESTIC GODDESS(Dial, $23)
By Sophie Kinsella.After a costly error, a star London attorney accepts a housekeeping position in the country.
2
5
THE DA VINCI CODE(Doubleday, $24.95)
By Dan Brown.Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's quest for the Holy Grail and a killer's identity.
81
6
UNTIL I FIND YOU(Random House, $27.95)
By John Irving.Celebrity actor Jack Burns confronts a harrowing past by tracking down his long-absent father.
3
7
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN(Knopf, $24.95)
By Cormac McCarthy.A grisly discovery--dead bodies, $2 million and heroin--leads to a fateful choice.
2
8
DOUBLE TAP(Putnam, $26.95). By Steve Martini
The expert slaying of the CEO of a defense contractor casts suspicion on an Army vet-turned-security guard.
1
9
THE MERMAID CHAIR(Viking, $24.95)
By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie's visit to her ailing mother brings some surprising confidences to light.
17
10
ELEVEN ON TOP(St. Martin's, $26.95)
By Janet Evanovich.Despite giving up her bounty-hunter role, Stephanie Plum is dodging danger once again.
6
Nonfiction/General
1
1776(Simon & Schuster, $32). By David McCullough
Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution.
9
2
CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN(Amistad, $24.95)
By Karrine Steffans.The hip-hop video actress exposes her painful past and the gritty side of a glittering industry.
5
3
THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50)
By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.
17
4
FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMISTEXPLORES
THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95)
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
16
5
THE SECRET MAN: THE STORY OF WATERGATE'S
DEEP THROAT(Simon & Schuster, $23)
By Bob Woodward.W. Mark Felt's crucial role.
4
6
BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING
(Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell
The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.
29
7
100 PEOPLE WHO ARE SCREWING UP AMERICA
(AND AL FRANKEN IS #37)(HarperCollins, $25.95)
By Bernard Goldberg.Targeting the "cultural elite."
3
8
LANCE ARMSTRONG'S WAR: ONE MAN'S BATTLE
AGAINST FATE, FAME, LOVE, DEATH, SCANDAL ...
(HarperCollins, $25.95). By Daniel Coyle
2
9
ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95)
By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture.
18
10
WINNING(HarperBusiness, $27.95). By Jack Welch
with Suzy Welch.A top-to-bottom guidebook for business management by the former CEO of General Electric.
16
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	Paperback
	Fiction
1	THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14). By Khaled Hosseini An Afghan immigrant returns to his Taliban-ruled country in the hope of atoning for a childhood betrayal.	43
2	THE RULE OF FOUR(Dell, $7.99). By Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason.Four roommates at Princeton attempt to unlock the secrets of a 14th-century manuscript.	5
3	WHITE HOT(Pocket, $9.95). By Sandra Brown Sayre Lynch is aghast when she learns of her brother's death--more so when all signs point to murder.	2
4	TRACE(Berkley, $7.99). By Patricia Cornwell Kay Scarpetta returns to the medical examiner's office to help the new director sort out a young girl's death.	5
5	MEMORIAL DAY(Pocket Star, $9.95). By Vince Flynn The CIA's almost effortless thwarting of an al Qaeda attack makes agent Mitch Rapp suspicious.	2
6	DEAN KOONTZ'S FRANKENSTEIN: BOOK TWO: CITY OF NIGHT(Bantam, $7.99). By Dean Koontz and Ed Gorman.Horrificcreatures ravage New Orleans.	1
7	NIGHT TALES(Silhouette, $7.99). By Nora Roberts Two tales of romantic suspense, "Night Shift" and "Night Shadow," republished in one volume.	1
8	THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME(Vintage, $12.95). By Mark Haddon.An autistic boy digs into a poodle's death, unearthing some family secrets.	61
9	ANGELS & DEMONS(Pocket Star, $7.99) By Dan Brown.The Illuminati, a secret cabal, threatens the Vatican at the outset of a papal conclave.	81
10	LOST CITY(Berkley, $9.99). By Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos.A protein found in the ocean's depths, able to extend life, is key to a plot of world domination.	1
	Nonfiction/General
1	THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE(Back Bay, $14.95) By Malcolm Gladwell.A look at fads and their origins.	31
2	GUNS, GERMS AND STEEL(Norton, $16.95) By Jared Diamond.The impact of geography and the environment on the rise of civilization.	34
3	DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM (Back Bay, $14.95). By David Sedaris.A collection of witty essays starring the humorist's family.	9
4	THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY(Vintage, $14.95) By Erik Larson.Serial killer H.H. Holmes preys on Chicago residents amid the bustle of the 1893 World's Fair.	74
5	IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE: MY JOURNEY BACK TO LIFE (Berkley, $14). By Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins Memoir by the seven-time Tour de France champion.	6
6	READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN(Random House, $13.95) By Azar Nafisi.A professor recalls her clandestine Western literature discussion groups for women students.	78
7	DREAMS FROM MY FATHER(Three Rivers, $13.95) By Barack Obama.A memoir of a challenging, often lonely youth by the freshman senator from Illinois.	49
8	ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY(Back Bay, $14.95) By David Sedaris.Autobiographical essays told with an appreciation for life's ironies.	26
9	A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING (Broadway, $15.95). By Bill Bryson.A quirky, popular guide to science's grandest achievements.	36
10	PLEDGED: THE SECRET LIFE OF SORORITIES (Hyperion, $13.95). By Alexandra Robbins The inner workings of one Greek chapter laid bare.	4
	Hardcover
	Fiction
1	THE INTERRUPTION OF EVERYTHING(Viking, $25.95) By Terry McMillan.Marilyn Grimes's midlife angst throws into question her marriage, love life and identity.	2
2	LIFEGUARD(Little, Brown, $26.95). By James Patterson and Andrew Gross.A Boston boy's promising life in Palm Beach goes t8Êào pot after a failed $60 million art heist.	3
3	THE HISTORIAN(Little, Brown, $25.95) By Elizabeth Kostova.Three generations of one family pursue the undead Dracula by means of a medieval book.	7
4	THE UNDOMESTIC GODDESS(Dial, $23) By Sophie Kinsella.After a costly error, a star London attorney accepts a housekeeping position in the country.	2
5	THE DA VINCI CODE(Doubleday, $24.95) By Dan Brown.Ciphers and riddles impede a symbologist's quest for the Holy Grail and a killer's identity.	81
6	UNTIL I FIND YOU(Random House, $27.95) By John Irving.Celebrity actor Jack Burns confronts a harrowing past by tracking down his long-absent father.	3
7	NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN(Knopf, $24.95) By Cormac McCarthy.A grisly discovery--dead bodies, $2 million and heroin--leads to a fateful choice.	2
8	DOUBLE TAP(Putnam, $26.95). By Steve Martini The expert slaying of the CEO of a defense contractor casts suspicion on an Army vet-turned-security guard.	1
9	THE MERMAID CHAIR(Viking, $24.95) By Sue Monk Kidd.Jessie's visit to her ailing mother brings some surprising confidences to light.	17
10	ELEVEN ON TOP(St. Martin's, $26.95) By Janet Evanovich.Despite giving up her bounty-hunter role, Stephanie Plum is dodging danger once again.	6
	Nonfiction/General
1	1776(Simon & Schuster, $32). By David McCullough Military campaigns and personal narratives tell the story of the first full year of the American Revolution.	9
2	CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN(Amistad, $24.95) By Karrine Steffans.The hip-hop video actress exposes her painful past and the gritty side of a glittering industry.	5
3	THE WORLD IS FLAT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY(FSG, $27.50) By Thomas L. Friedman.Globalism's colossal impact.	17
4	FREAKONOMICS: A ROGUE ECONOMISTEXPLORES THE HIDDEN SIDE OF EVERYTHING(Morrow, $25.95) By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner	16
5	THE SECRET MAN: THE STORY OF WATERGATE'S DEEP THROAT(Simon & Schuster, $23) By Bob Woodward.W. Mark Felt's crucial role.	4
6	BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Little, Brown, $25.95). By Malcolm Gladwell The complex psychology behind our snap decisions.	29
7	100 PEOPLE WHO ARE SCREWING UP AMERICA (AND AL FRANKEN IS #37)(HarperCollins, $25.95) By Bernard Goldberg.Targeting the "cultural elite."	3
8	LANCE ARMSTRONG'S WAR: ONE MAN'S BATTLE AGAINST FATE, FAME, LOVE, DEATH, SCANDAL ... (HarperCollins, $25.95). By Daniel Coyle	2
9	ON BULLSHIT(Princeton Univ., $9.95) By Harry G. Frankfurt.A philosophical primer for detecting the phenomenon in our culture.	18
10	WINNING(HarperBusiness, $27.95). By Jack Welch with Suzy Welch.A top-to-bottom guidebook for business management by the former CEO of General Electric.	16